AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 162, 10 June 1939, Page 5

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT.

The Associated Auctioneers report. on tlm Feilding sale: A brighter tone prevailed throughout the mam sections, price- showing a Jimiing tendency .Ml . the exception of fat ealt.e, which sold u, a par with late rates. A medium >ardmg of 2333 store sheep were penned, lnc.uiiu «, several pens 01 good wether hoggets, wliKi -old under been competiuon unit a briglt. -■do resulted with prices .showing an appreciation Of fully Is a head on reecut salts. Only two small pens ol ewe lamb were offered, which so.tl particularly well considering the quality. Huyors were also present lor good breeding ewes running with Southdown rams and a total cleatance was effected, prices being fully hrni. Two pens of store wethers were keenly competed for, prices showing an iiiipin'i me.it of Is 6d OH Ills, weeks sale. at r heep: 976 l'at sheep were penned. n> quality all over being hardly up to la ’l week’s standard. lU.tehcm wc.c ; lo,t f supplies and operately freely for Hie bol',"r quality pens, realisations all round showing 'an improvement on lain innw Several pens of fat lambs were on olU.i and there were competed for n l h v . t'- v l )orU;I at schedule rates, l'at cattle: Bl head were carried, which comprised six pens of in" ’beef and the usual ex-dairy sorts. I lie quality in ihe main was disappointing, vrrv ‘lew prime cattle came forward. A fair sale resulted with no quotable change m prices. The usual yarding of boner cows, and voider.- sold to no change m wilnc-. Jn all 320 head ol run cattle were > aided, the entry lining made, up of three pens of oi. V t*ar cattle and ,-o\eral pen* ol io 2 *. i- ~,.,1 wcaner steer.-. A round **de month' Jiifi "' t t • i resulted tor the cattle, which \u c in excellent condition and price,- were imly firm on hue rates. The 13 montha and wcaner steers warded were rather ill low condition. However, there was good competition for these cattle at prices hub up to late Hairy eaitie: Ihi V 34 head were yarded, which was the smadest entry iii tld.*s ccdioii lor romc considerable tunc, lluvet's were present for nil good young s " and boilers close to profit, and an excellent. sale resulted. Wcaner heifers were also i„ demand. prices showing _an npl.reeiaiinn on the previous weeks sale. Quota!ions: Fat lambs. 14s. 15s. 17., 1~«. ci . 21s 2d: fat. wethers, 15s, 16?:, 17s, 19--' Id ' 20s, 20- 6d: fat owes. 9s, 10s, 11*. 12s 6d' 13s 6d. 14s 4.1, 15s Bd. 16-: forward 2t. oil. wethers, 11s 6d, 13s lOd : medium 2-tooth ewes, r.w. ™'.i- IBs ' m. 19s- 5 and 6vr ewes. 9,s 6d. lCs 6d, 10.- 9d . 5-vear ewes. 14s: owe lambs. 14s 7.1: top wether lambs. 11s: medium wether lambs. 7„ g_. C |,|| .sons, from ss. Dairy cows, £B. ,08 10s. £9 7s 6.1 : dairy heifers £7 £9: wearier Jersey heifers, £2 17s, bd. £2 18s £3 10s: poller emvs. £2, £2 11s. £2 15s. £3 12-: fat run raws, £5 10-. £6 15s. '•7 £7 15s; fat ex-dairy cow-. £3 17s 6. 1, £4’. £4 10s. £5 2s 6.1: coalers, 32s 6*l: 21-vear P.A steers, £5. £6 ss, .£6 17s: 2611105. I’.A. sleeis. £3 7s, £3 15s, £4 10s: wcaner steers, £2 4-: IhA. heifers, £2 7s I 6d.